Article 17 of the Constitution of France gives the President the authority to pardon criminals and, since 1991, the President has pardoned many petty offenders ( mainly traffic offences ) on 14 July.

Article 17 ( 1 ) of the Treaty on European Union stated that: Citizenship of the Union is hereby established.

Under clause 17 Article I Section 8 of the Constitution however, Congress has power to " exercise exclusive Legislation in all cases whatsoever " over the federal district ( Washington, D. C .) and other territory ceded to the federal government by the states, such as for military installations.

:: Example 3 ( semi-presidential republic ): Title II, Article 17 of the French Constitution of 1958 states:

According to Article 17 of the Constitution, " independence, peace, and solidarity are the basic ideals of the foreign policy and the principles of external activities of the DPRK ".

Protection is also prescribed in the United Nations ' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 17, and in the European Convention on Human Rights ( ECHR ), Protocol 1.

Article 17

would be removed from the protection of Article 10 by Article 17 ' of the European Convention on Human Rights " ( see the Lehideux and Isorni judgement of 23 September 1998 );

) Article 14 of the treaty granted the islands of Gökçeada ( Imbros ) and Bozcaada ( Tenedos ) " special administrative organisation ", a right that was revoked by the Turkish government on 17 February 1926.

The treaty delimited the boundaries of Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey ; formally ceded all Turkish claims on the Dodecanese Islands ( Article 15 ); Cyprus ( Article 20 ); Egypt and Sudan ( Article 17 ); Syria and Iraq ( Article 3 ); and ( along with the Treaty of Ankara ) settled the boundaries of the latter two nations.

Article 17 of protocol no. 14 allows the European Union to become party to the Convention.

" Each state ratifying the OPCAT, according to Article 17, is responsible for creating or maintaining at least one independent national preventive mechanism for torture prevention at the domestic level.

In particular, Article 17 says that " No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any kind whatever.

Each state that ratified the OPCAT, according to Article 17, is responsible for creating or maintaining at least one independent national preventative mechanism for torture prevention at the domestic level.

On 17 December 1920, South Africa undertook administration of South-West Africa under the terms of Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations and a Class C Mandate agreement by the League Council.

** Right to sue the state ( Article 17 )

* Ius de non evocando ( Article 17 ).

The functions of the Commission under Article 17

In the United States, the US Congress is not only the national legislature, but also is the States Rights Legislature on US Military Bases in the US and the District of Columbia ( under Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the US Constitution ), replacing the State Legislature when State Legislature jurisdiction is transferred to the Federal Government.

Since 1801, most of the United States Constitution has not applied to the District, because of Congress's " exclusive " interpretation ( Rights Supporters say " unchecked and unbalanced ", but a neutral reporter might say " without Checks and Balances ") of Article One, Section 8, Clause 17.

The Secretary of the Treasury, upon the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized and directed, out of the sum covered into the Yugoslav Claims Fund pursuant to subsection ( B ) of this section, after completing the payments of such funds pursuant to subsection ( C ) of this Section, to make payment of the balance of any sum remaining in such fund to the Government of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia to the extent required under Article 1 ( C ) of the Yugoslav Claims Agreement of 1948.

With respect to Article 2,, paragraphs 1 ( B ) and 1 ( C ): Uses of Section 104 ( E ) and Section 104 ( G ) rupees: The Government of India will use the amount of rupees granted or loaned to it by the United States pursuant to paragraphs 1 ( B ) and 1 ( C ) for projects to promote economic development with emphasis upon the agricultural sector including food reserve storage structures and facilities as may from time to time be agreed upon by the authorized representatives of the United States and the authorized representatives of the Government of India, in the following sectors: A.

( The latter prohibition took effect 1 January 1808, the earliest date on which Congress had the power to do so under Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution.

A traditionally-minded minority held that the Board's act in publishing Knapp's book constituted a fundamental violation of several by-laws and its legal trust, automatically mandating the offending Board members ' resignations under Article I, Section 9.

In May 2010, the Washington State Supreme Court provided an opinion after it was asked to certify a question referred by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington: “ Whether a public library, consistent with Article I, § 5 of the Washington Constitution, may filter Internet access for all patrons without disabling Web sites containing constitutionally-protected speech upon the request of an adult library patron .” The Washington State Supreme Court ruled that NCRL ’ s internet filtering policy did not violate Article I, Section 5 of the Washington State Constitution.

For example, the Case or Controversy Clause of Article Three of the United States Constitution ( Section 2, Clause 1 ) states that " the judicial Power shall extend ... to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party ".

Before the entry into force of Protocol 11, Section II ( Article 19 ) set up the Commission and the Court, Sections III ( Articles 20 to 37 ) and IV ( Articles 38 to 59 ) included the high-level machinery for the operation of, respectively, the Commission and the Court, and Section V contained various concluding provisions.

Many of the Articles in Section I are structured in two paragraphs: the first sets out a basic right or freedom ( such as Article 2 ( 1 ) – the right to life ) but the second contains various exclusions, exceptions or limitations on the basic right ( such as Article 2 ( 2 ) – which excepts certain uses of force leading to death ).

In The NCAA rulebook defines eligible receivers for college football in Rule 7, Section 3, Article 3.

:: Example 6 ( semi-presidential republic ): Chapter IV, Section 1, Article 66 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea states:

:: Example 8 ( semi-presidential republic ): Chapter 4, Article 80, Section 1-2 of the Constitution of Russia states:

:: Example 3 ( semi-presidential republic ): Chapter 4, Article 86, Section 4 of the Constitution of Russia states:

:: Example 4 ( single party republic ): Section 2, Article 81 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China states:

:: Example 5 ( presidential republic ): Article 2, Section 1 of the United States Constitution states:

:: Example 6 ( semi-presidential republic ): Under Chapter 4, Article 80, Section 3 of the Constitution of Russia:

:: Example 1 ( parliamentary monarchy ): Article III, Section 15 of the Constitution Act, 1867, a part of the Constitution of Canada, states:

:: Example 4 ( presidential republic ): Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution states:

:: Example 6 ( semi-presidential republic ): According to Chapter 4, Article 87, Section 1 of the Constitution of Russia:

:: Example 2 ( presidential republic ): Article 1, Section 7 of the United States Constitution states:

In the event the total of rupees accruing to the Government of the United States of America as a consequence of sales made pursuant to this Agreement is different from the rupee equivalent of $1,276 million, the amounts available for the purposes specified in paragraph 1, Article 2, will be adjusted proportionately.

I have the honor to refer to the Agricultural Commodities Agreement signed today between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of India ( hereinafter referred to as the Agreement ) and, with regard to the rupees accruing to uses indicated under Article 2, of the Agreement, to state that the understanding of the Government of the United States of America is as follows: 1.

With respect to Article 2,, Paragraph 1 ( A ) of the Agreement: ( 1 )

The Government of India further agrees in cooperation with the Government of the United States, to coordinate the use of grant and loan funds provided for in paragraphs 1 ( B ) and 1 ( C ) of Article 2, with such direct dollar assistance as may be made available by the Government of the United States of America, so that both sources of financing may be channeled to specific and clearly identifiable economic development programs and projects.

With regard to the rupees accruing to uses indicated under Article 2, of the Agreement, the understanding of the Government of the United States of America, with respect to both paragraphs 1 ( B ) and 1 ( C ) of Article 2, is as follows: ( 1 )

Local currency will be advanced or reimbursed to the Government of India for financing agreed projects under paragraphs 1 ( B ) and 1 ( C ) of Article 2, of the Agreement upon the presentation of such documentation as the United States may specify.

The Government of India shall maintain or cause to be maintained books and records adequate to identify the goods and services financed for agreed projects pursuant to paragraphs 1 ( B ) and 1 ( C ) of Article 2, of the Agreement, to disclose the use thereof in the projects and to record the progress of the projects ( including the cost thereof ).

Mr. Justice Black was one of the minority that rested on the Article 1, power.

In this view, supported by only three members of the Court, a power denied by the specific provisions of Article 3, was granted by the generality of Article 1.